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Augustus, denarius, Unknown, -0029/-0027, From the collection of: Numismatic Museum. The elephant was associated with the victories of Alexander the. As a group the Roman coins of the Malpas Hoard are typical of the range of material. The obverse (depicted below) shows a double-headed, bearded Janus head (the doors of the Janus temple were closed when Rome was at peace) and the inscription M. Some common material that coins were made out of in the Roman Empire. Caesars earliest coins feature symbols of his military success and religious influence. Reverse:TI CAESAR AVG F T POT XV (Tiberius in triumphal quadriga right). The mint master, a Marcus Furius Philus, son of Lucius, is identified by the abbreviated PHILI in the exergue.
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The trophy consists of Gallic arms, as marked by the bear head helmet on top and the two Celtic signal horns ( carnyces) left and right of it. Instead of the usual victory goddess, a helmeted Roma, identified by the inscription, holds a scepter in her left while crowing a trophy with her right. As Roman trade with the Greek cities to the east and south increased through the mid-third century B.C. Reverse of a Roman silver denarius minted in commemoration of the victory of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus over the Gallic Allobroges and Averni in 121 BCE. The denarius (meaning 'containing ten') was a silver coin worth at first ten, then, by the time of the Third Servile War, sixteen, of the bronze as coins which were the original Roman currency. (HFMA# 2006.010.070, gift of James and Aneta McIntyre) Roman Empire (Rome) Emperor: Domitian : Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 95-96: Value: Denarius (1) Currency: Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC AD 215) Composition: Silver: Weight: 3.